All exclusion criteria must be answered No for a patient to participate in the trial.

Does the patient have significant skin lesions on the upper arms/flat surface of the upper torso or diffuse skin disease (psoriasis or eczema) that preclude application of fentanyl patches?

Does the patient have a known abuse of drug, narcotic or alcohol?

Is the patient pregnant or nursing?

Has the patient neurological or mental impairment that may compromise data collection?

Is the patient hypersensitive/allergic to fentanyl or morphine or any of the ingredients in the trial medication?

Has the patient any major head injury, primary brain tumour, increased intracranial pressure or impaired consciousness?

Does the patient participate in other clinical with other investigational drugs or investigation al medical devices or has been participating in such a trial for the past 30 days?

Contacts and Locations

Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00279344